Obverse Books unofficial novelisations

British publisher Obverse Books have produced a selection of unofficial Doctor Who novelisations, all in aid of charity.

The first was a 2016 novelisation of The Christmas Invasion in the style of a 1970s Target book. Published in aid of the Cystic Foundation Trust, the book appeared as a limited print run of just 40 copies, which sold out nearly instantly when promoted by Obverse on Facebook. It was followed by two similar novelisations for The Runaway Bride and Voyage of the Damned (titled “The Christmas Bride” and “The Christmas Voyage” respectively) — however, both of those were produced as private print runs and not offered for public sale, hence are not listed on this site.

Then, in 2019 Obverse simultaneously released a further set of 4 unofficial novelisations, all featuring “Dr. Who” as played by Peter Cushing, in aid of the late Doctor Who author Tommy Donbavand, who at the time was battling cancer. The books were all written under the pseudonym “Alan Smithee” — apparently a well-known Who writer who wished to remain anonymous. The first two of these books novelised the 1960s movies Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D, while the other two were written as if two more Cushing movies had been made, which were loosely based on classic Who TV stories such as The Ice Warriors and The Tenth Planet.

Further “alternate universe” novelisations followed from 2020 onwards, all for charity and written under varying pseudonyms such as “David Agnew” and “Robin Bland”. Some of these later books were further novelisations of other non-existent movies starring Peter Cushing (though these “fake” movies were all based on “real” TV episodes like The Web of Fear). Meanwhile, other books switched to a new conceit, imagining that a Dr. Who radio series was produced in the late 1960s as a co-production between the BBC and Hammer Films, with the books being novelisations of those radio stories.

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View more details for Doctor Who and the Invasion of ChristmasDoctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas Paul Magrs, Andrew Hickey, Stuart Douglas & Nick Campbell Feb 2016  

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View more details for Dr Who and the DaleksDr Who and the Daleks Unknown Apr 2019  

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View more details for Daleks Invasion Earth 2150ADDaleks Invasion Earth 2150AD Unknown Apr 2019  

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View more details for Dr Who and the Ice Men from MarsDr Who and the Ice Men from Mars Unknown Apr 2019  

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View more details for The Tenth Planet Invades the MoonbaseThe Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase Unknown Apr 2019  

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View more details for Dr Who and the Yeti Invasion of LondonDr Who and the Yeti Invasion of London Unknown Jun 2020  

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View more details for Dr Who: Journey into TimeDr Who: Journey into Time Unknown Jun 2020  

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View more details for Dr Who and the Auton AttackDr Who and the Auton Attack Unknown Jun 2020  

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View more details for Dr Who and the Curse of the DæmonsDr Who and the Curse of the Dæmons Unknown Jun 2020  

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View more details for Dr Who: Escape to DangerDr Who: Escape to Danger Unknown Mar 2022  

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View more details for Dr Who: Missions to the UnknownDr Who: Missions to the Unknown Unknown Aug 2022  

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View more details for Dr Who and the Claus of AxosDr Who and the Claus of Axos Unknown Nov 2022  

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View more details for Dr Who's Greatest AdventureDr Who's Greatest Adventure Unknown May 2023  

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